The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 20, 2024
Square Mirror with Wan Symbol
early 1000s
(916-1125), Taiping period (1020-1030)
Overall: 0.9 x 12.5 cm (3/8 x 4 15/16 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
In Asia, the wan 萬 symbol is associated with prosperity, good fortune, and various religions, Buddhism in particular.- ?-1995Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1995-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Chou, Ju-hsi. Circles of reflection: the Carter collection of Chinese bronze mirrors. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. Reproduced: cat. no. 76, pp. 82, 109, 123Chou, Ju-hsi. Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000.82, 109, 123
- Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000); China Institute Gallery, New York, NY (February 6-June 2, 2002); Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI (December 20, 2003-February 29, 2004).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1995.368